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peart

(pɪət)
adj
dialect lively; spirited; brisk
[C15: variant of pert]
ˈpeartly adv
ˈpeartness n
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peart

(pɪərt)

adj.
Dial. lively; brisk; cheerful.
[1590–1600; variant of pert]
peart′ly, adv.
peart′ness, n.
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"Aint she a peart young un?" said Tom, holding her from him to take a full-length view; then, getting up, he set her on his broad shoulder, and began capering and dancing with her, while Mas'r George snapped at her with his pocket-handkerchief, and Mose and Pete, now returned again, roared after her like bears, till Aunt Chloe declared that they "fairly took her head off" with their noise.
Officers observed a number of meetings between Ghazanafar, Mills, and Peart.
A decision was taken to move out of Cardiff to premises on Tonteg Road, Power Station Hill, Upper Boat, Pontypridd, which Mr Peart regards as 'home territory'.
In billiards, Harry Peart was a 200-186 winner over Darion Cockrill.
He slashed Peart on the face with a knife in the centre of Huddersfield.
Laura Jackson, business manager at F Peart & Co, said: "We really wanted to reach out to farmers in the local community.
Mr Peart added: "In summary, however, the overall results of this study have allowed the company the opportunity to build a clear strategy for securing the long-term future of the site.
Swindon (24) believed the 36-year-old victim was in a sexual relationship with his teenage sister and enlisted paedophile-hater Peart (22) to help in the murder.
Peart, who has a string of driving offences and has been jailed for driving while disqualified, has since said he "did not have the guts" to own up.
Phillip, 29, and Alan Crellin, 39, both pleaded guilty at Liverpool crown court to unlawfully wounding Mr Peart.
When interviewed by police Ghazanafar said he did not know where Barry was and denied knowing Mills or Peart. He later entered a guilty plea.